Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Banded Sea Krait
Laticauda colubrina
Banded Sea Krait
Also known as: Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait
Category: Sea Kraits
Scientific Name: Laticauda colubrina
Size: Up to 6 ft. (180 cm)  
Depth: 0-100 ft. (0-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Reptilia (Class)
  └Serpentes (Suborder)
   └Elapidae (Family)
    └Laticaudinae (Subfamily)
     └Laticauda (Genus)
      └L. colubrina (Species)

Marine Reptiles & Mammals
Sea Kraits

Banded Sea Krait

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